Why Open Access? RCUK HEFCE Horizon 2020

Introduction This slide pack covers the main points of the four UK HE funding bodies’ policy for open access in relation to the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework. The policy states that certain outputs must be available in an open-access form to be eligible for submission to the next REF.

Definition of outputs within scope Output is a journal article or a conference proceeding with an ISSN* Output was accepted for publication after 1 April 2016 Definition of outputs within scope Outputs meeting both parts of the below definition are within scope of this policy and will need to fulfil open access criteria. * Conference proceedings that form part of a book series are out of scope.

Outputs not in scope The following outputs are therefore out of scope: Monographs and other long-form publications Non-text, creative and practice-based research Research data However, where an institution can demonstrate that it has taken steps towards enabling open access for outputs outside the scope of this definition, credit will be given in the research environment component of the post-2014 REF.

Deposit requirements Output must be deposited in an institutional or subject repository within three months of being accepted for publication. Output must be deposited as the final, peer-reviewed text (as a minimum). Open access criteria (1) Outputs meeting the definition must satisfy all of the following requirements to be treated as open-access.

Discovery requirements Output must be discoverable to anyone with an internet connection, and to search engines. Open access criteria (2) Outputs meeting the definition must satisfy all of the following requirements to be treated as open-access.

Access requirements Output must allow anyone with internet access to search electronically within the text, read it and download it without charge. The access requirements must be fulfilled as soon as any embargo period has elapsed. Embargo periods should not exceed the following maxima: o 12 months for REF main panels A and B o 24 months for REF main panels C and D Open access criteria (3) Outputs meeting the definition must satisfy all of the following requirements to be treated as open-access.

Article Processing Charges

Open Access Tools Sherpa Romeo Sherpa Romeo – Journal copyright rules Can you self archive? What embargo periods apply?

Science journals Deposit author manuscript after 6 or 12 month embargo Boreas Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations Communications in Mathematical Physics Computer Graphics Forum Ecology Letters Environment and Planning A Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Laser Physics Letters Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences The Holocene Nature

Science journals Deposit allowed right away IEEE Transactions on Image Processing IEEE Transactions on Visualization Computer Journal of High Energy Physics Nuclear Physics B Physical Review A Physical Review D Physical Review Letters Physics Letters B Journal of Mathematical Physics

Science journals 24 month embargo – outside HEFCE period Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Annals of Pure and Applied Logic Journal of Algebra Journal of Differential Equations Quaternary Science Reviews Remote Sensing of Environment Stochastic Processes and their Applications Journal of Glaciology – doesn’t allow author manuscript deposit. PDF after 6 months.

Research Information System Populates Cronfa, institutional repository Produces publication lists on web pages Gives KPI data for PDRs Gives stats for university management Will provide data for next REF Focus groups 22 nd and 23 rd April

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